The project was originally designed primarily to reduce obstacles to the development of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) through complementary initiatives. However, at the request of the government, a public-private partnership (PPP) output that was somewhat unrelated to MSMEs was also included. Although PPPs are an important aspect of private sector development, and MSMEs may participate in PPP projects, the activities in support of PPPs did not add much value to the overall project. The PPP development initiative could likely have been better executed through a separate PPP-focused project. Furthermore, a simpler and perhaps less ambitious project that had fewer outputs, involved fewer participants, and required less expert knowledge (particularly related to PPPs) might possibly have been completed on schedule.
Private Sector Development Project